James Ferguson may refer to:
Entertainment
- Jim Ferguson (born 1948), American jazz and classical guitarist
- Jim Ferguson, American guitarist, past member of Lotion
- Jim Ferguson, American movie critic, Board of Directors member for the Broadcast Film Critics Association
- Jimmy Ferguson (1940–1997), Irish-Canadian singer, member of The Irish Rovers
Politics
- James Ferguson, 1st Laird of Pitfour (1672–1734)
- James Ferguson, Lord Pitfour (1700–1777)
- James Ferguson (Scottish politician) (1735–1820), Scottish Tory politician
- James Burne Ferguson, New Zealand politician in 1850s
- James E. Ferguson (1871–1944), Governor of Texas
- James Ferguson (Australian politician) (1908–1975), South Australian House of Assembly
- James Ferguson (Canadian politician) (1925–2013), Canadian politician from Manitoba
- Jim Ferguson (public servant) (born 1940), Australian diplomat
- James Leo Ferguson, Bangladeshi politician
Science
- James Ferguson (Scottish astronomer) (1710–1776), Scottish astronomer and instrument maker
- James Ferguson (American astronomer) (1797–1867), American astronomer and engineer
- James Haig Ferguson (1862–1934), Scottish gynaecologist
- James Ferguson (anthropologist) (born 1959), American anthropologist
Sports
- James Ferguson (cricketer) (1848–1913), Australian cricketer
- Jim Ferguson (footballer) (1896–1952), Scottish professional football goalkeeper
- James Ferguson (Cowdenbeath and Dumbarton footballer), Scottish footballer
- James Ferguson (Queen's Park footballer), Scottish footballer
- James Ferguson (water polo) (born 1949), American water polo player
- Jimmy Ferguson (footballer) (born 1935), Scottish football goalkeeper
Other
- James Ferguson (minister) (1621–1667), Scottish minister
- James Ferguson (Scottish general) (died 1705), Scottish major-general
- James Frederic Ferguson (1807–1855), Irish antiquarian
- James Ferguson (American general) (1913–2000), U.S. Air Force general
See also
- Ferguson (name)
- James Fergusson (disambiguation)
- James Ferguson Conant, American philosopher
- James Ferguson Dowdell (1818–1871), U.S. representative from Alabama